CHIMA NCE DATA & EHR EXPECTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Defaming another person in writing is called _____.
a. Libel
b. Slander
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Fraud
ANSWER
a
Question 2.
Malpractice cases generally fall into the category of _____.
a. Negligence torts
b. Intentional torts
c. Fraud cases
d. Criminal cases
ANSWER
a
Question 3.
Which one of the following is not an index routinely maintained in acute-care facilities?
a. Disease
b. Operative
c. Physician
d. Trauma
ANSWER
d
,Question 4.
The most basic, or core, element in an information system is the _____.
a. Atom
b. Data
c. Language
d. Information
ANSWER
b
Question 5.
Which of the following characteristics is NOT a characteristic of data quality?
a. Granular
b. Valid
c. Precise
d. Current
ANSWER
b
Question 6.
The ideal first step in designing an information system for a healthcare organization is to _____.
a. Develop standardized data definitions
b. Define the information needs of the users
c. Design data collection tools
d. Select software vendors
ANSWER
b
Question 7.
A vital sign, some aspect of a person's health that can be measured (ex: blood pressure, weight,
temperature) is called a:
a. Demographic
b. Biomedical
c. Infomatic
d. Biosignal
ANSWER
d
, Question 8.
Which professionals on the healthcare team are primarily responsible for documenting information in
the patient record?
a. physicians and providers who direct patient care
b. administrators, the medical director, and physicians
c. physicians, nurses, and health information professionals
d. surveyors and researchers who review records
ANSWER
a
Question 9.
Highland Hospital requires all dates be recorded in its clinical information system as MM/DD/YYYY. This
required data definition and format should be part of the________.
a. Tacit information system
b. Decision support system
c. Database administration system
d. Data dictionary
ANSWER
d
Question 10.
Follow-up data about a patient's progress or status collected at regular intervals is primarily associated
with a(n) ______.
a. Patient index
b. Disease registry
c. Enterprise master patient index
d. Patient medical record
ANSWER
b
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Defaming another person in writing is called _____.
a. Libel
b. Slander
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Fraud
ANSWER
a
Question 2.
Malpractice cases generally fall into the category of _____.
a. Negligence torts
b. Intentional torts
c. Fraud cases
d. Criminal cases
ANSWER
a
Question 3.
Which one of the following is not an index routinely maintained in acute-care facilities?
a. Disease
b. Operative
c. Physician
d. Trauma
ANSWER
d
,Question 4.
The most basic, or core, element in an information system is the _____.
a. Atom
b. Data
c. Language
d. Information
ANSWER
b
Question 5.
Which of the following characteristics is NOT a characteristic of data quality?
a. Granular
b. Valid
c. Precise
d. Current
ANSWER
b
Question 6.
The ideal first step in designing an information system for a healthcare organization is to _____.
a. Develop standardized data definitions
b. Define the information needs of the users
c. Design data collection tools
d. Select software vendors
ANSWER
b
Question 7.
A vital sign, some aspect of a person's health that can be measured (ex: blood pressure, weight,
temperature) is called a:
a. Demographic
b. Biomedical
c. Infomatic
d. Biosignal
ANSWER
d
, Question 8.
Which professionals on the healthcare team are primarily responsible for documenting information in
the patient record?
a. physicians and providers who direct patient care
b. administrators, the medical director, and physicians
c. physicians, nurses, and health information professionals
d. surveyors and researchers who review records
ANSWER
a
Question 9.
Highland Hospital requires all dates be recorded in its clinical information system as MM/DD/YYYY. This
required data definition and format should be part of the________.
a. Tacit information system
b. Decision support system
c. Database administration system
d. Data dictionary
ANSWER
d
Question 10.
Follow-up data about a patient's progress or status collected at regular intervals is primarily associated
with a(n) ______.
a. Patient index
b. Disease registry
c. Enterprise master patient index
d. Patient medical record
ANSWER
b
